What I Got

Just after I posted my V-Day post

I went to turn on the front porch lights

I glanced out the window

(like I do everytime)

And noticed a box

It was from my pops!

He didn't forget me

My dad has given me a valentine every year

for as long as I can remember

Sunday night when we were skyping for his birthday

I asked him where my chocolates were

My mom said they ate them

I was just giving him a hard time

Eventually it has to end right?

I mean I am 30 20-something

and he is 60-something

But it was here!!!

You know what I  love about it

besides chocolate

He picks out the card himself 

AND

he signs it himself

Think about that

most every card or present you get from your parents

or that, we as parents now, buy for our kiddos

who does it?

M.O.M.

but not on V-day!

And he sends peeps!

they're not just for Easter anymore

And my hubs gave me flowers

It has made for an all around special week

I have a Dyson

LOVE IT!!!

bought it over 6 years ago

It recently had an accident

It was knocked over 1 too many times 

and a very important piece of plastic popped off

Now it is duct taped together

It never lost suction

just like Mr. Dyson proclaims

However, you have to hold it down low

Which makes for a painful vacuuming process

And if you want to use any attachments

or stretch the hose out

you have to un-duct tape it

This house has central vac

So I have been using it

HATE IT

It works ok

but what a pain in the ass to haul the hose everywhere

I want a new Dyson

But it is not in the budget right now

I recently got sucked into an infomercial about the Shark vacuum

It was comparing itself to the Dyson

never loosing suction and all

but at far less $$$

Mark was out of town

SNOWBOARDING

treat to myself for having to be home alone all weekend

LOVE IT

Big Mamma gives it 2 thumbs up

If anyone is in the market for a new vacuum

This one truly is just as good as the Dyson

and under $200

Let me now take a moment to share a vacuum story

It took me all afternoon yesterday to vacuum

only 1 floor of my house

I started while Connor was at school and the little boys were napping

Then I remember we were completely out of milk

but I had invited Connor's buddy over to play after school

which meant I could not stop at the store

So I had to stop vacuuming to wake up the boys 

so we could run into the store before I picked up Con and his friend

After we returned home

I started back at my task

vacuum, vacuum, vacuum

whoops Christian is half way up the stairs

get him

vacuum, vacuum, vacuum

whoops Christian has dumped the pantry

clean it up

vacuum, vacuum, vacuum

whoops Christian had a pack of crackers in his hand and dumped it

where I just finished vacuuming

revacuum, revacuum, revacuum

damn Christian is up the stairs again

hold Christian

vacuum, vacuum, vacuum

Colton had a snack

crumbs EVERYWHERE.

go to the bathroom and cry

revacuum, revacuum, revacuum

give up

Mark thinks I am a lousy house keeper

And I'll admit

I'm not great at it

Hell, I'm not even good at it

But it's not for a lack of trying

And after breakfast this morning,

it needs to be done again

(get off the computer and vacuum right?)

Enough of that...

Here's what Connor got

A letter

in the mail

from my nephew

Cutest thing I have ever seen

He had to write it for  school

And here is what Colton's got

some worn the heck out Thomas boots

but lucky for him he will be getting Connor's batman boots

And the oldest gets the new

FAIR?